THE STATEMENT REGARDING BEVERAGE SUPPLIED THE COMMITTEE AT THE
METROPOLITAN CLUB CONTAINS IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT [on the Navy League's attack
on the Hoover naval policy] QUOTE MANY INACCURACIES FALSE ASSERTIONS
AND ERRONEOUS CONCLUSIONS UNQUOTE THE BEVERAGES INDULGED IN BY THE
COMMITTEE WERE COFFEE AND CREAM AND PLAIN WATER...